Dear families, As we find ourselves on the other side of spring break in this unusual new context, I wanted to reach out to provide you with a few updates and to thank you for your support and patience. We have been working hard to prepare meaningful learning opportunities for our students while ensuring the […]
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MyClass Parent Instructions (Report Card access)
By Tom Levesque
Please follow the link below to access the SD 42 Parent Brochure that contains instructions for logging on to the MyClass site for the first time. There is also a video below that demonstrates how to log on for the first time. Some updates/links: Your password was emailed to the email that you have provided […]
Mar 27, 2020: Letter from Minister of Education and BCCPAC
By Irena Pochop
Dear parents/guardians, Please see the March 27, 2020 letter from Rob Fleming, Minister of Education and Andrea Sinclair, President of BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils. Click to open letter Download letter in French Download letter in Punjabi Download letter in Chinese
Essential Services Childcare Survey
By Irena Pochop
Dear parents/guardians, The Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District is conducting a survey to determine the need for childcare and educational services for children of essential service workers in our community during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the Ministry of Education has suspended all in-classroom instruction, school districts have been asked to provide daytime childcare […]
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Update – Post Spring Break 2020
GSS moving to Digital Content Delivery. Face to face classes will not resume until further notice. Students should not be in attendance at this time. Please be sure to remain connected to the Parent Portal.
Daily Gazette for March 30, 2020
March 30, 2020.pdf
About us
At Garibaldi Secondary School students will have the opportunity to pursue their passion, to learn, to create, to lead, to think and be prepared to thrive in the 21st Century. Garibaldi prides itself on its culture of care, creating a safe and caring environment for all learners. Garibaldi is a comprehensive high school where students are given opportunities to acquire knowledge
and skills that will develop their potential as active and engaged life-long learners.
Our Mission:
Our primary purpose is to enable all our students to develop their individual potentials and to acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to become self-reliant, self-disciplined, socially and environmentally responsible participants in a democratic global society.
Garibaldi has a number of unique programs and opportunities for students:
- Our International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
- Interdisciplinary Arts Academy
- Plumbing, Electrical and Carpentry Post-Secondary Apprenticeships
- Our music and choir program
- Our many courses, clubs, teams, and activities
- New campus with a 24 million dollar renovation and addition
- Full teaching kitchen
- Dance classes
- Our excellent Student Support Services program
Starting in September 2018 Garibaldi will offer a Softball Academy in partnership with Ridge Meadows Softball Association. More information is available in the Main Office.
The International Baccalaureate Program (IB) Diploma Programme at Garibaldi Secondary School offers interested students a rigorous academic curriculum and a smooth transition into university.
Available in only 14 high schools across BC, the program is opened to students in the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District as well as students from neighbouring districts.
Garibaldi Secondary School is a candidate school* for the MYP. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. IB World Schools share a common philosophy- a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education - that we believe is important for our students.
* Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme (DP), or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee
that authorization will be granted.
For further information about the IB and its programmes visit http://www.ibo.org
Grade 11 and Grade 12 students interested in the IB program have the following two options:
- They may take one or more individual courses as Certificate courses
- They can take all their courses in IB for Grade 11 and 12 years, thus earning an International Baccalaureate Diploma.
Both certificate courses and the full diploma afford students the opportunity to receive advanced first-year credit at most universities in Canada and internationally for all HL courses.
For senior students, Garibaldi Secondary also offers partnerships with Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) and British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). Students can earn a Carpentry Level 1 Certficate or Plumbing Level 1 and 2 Certificates from KPU. BCIT offers students the Level 1 Electrician Certificate.
For students planning to study in the arts, Garibaldi is home of the Interdisciplinary Arts Academy. Music, theatre, dance, and visual arts are delivered in dedicated spaces - our dance room has installed barres, we have a fully equipped professional theatre with sound system, and music spaces for both instrumental and choir classes.
Our Facility:
Garibaldi Secondary School received an extensive renovation as well as an addition between 2007 and 2009. We have state of the art technology infrastructure, a fantastic building, and beautiful school grounds.